Those rattles were heavy, that's why they got banned during the hooligan years.
They were originally used to warn of gas attacks in WW1 or WW2.
Seen those smaller, lighter plastic promo one but can't think they'd make much of a noise.
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Those rattles were heavy, that's why they got banned during the hooligan years.
They were originally used to warn of gas attacks in WW1 or WW2.
Seen those smaller, lighter plastic promo one but can't think they'd make much of a noise.
The casual look actually started in Liverpool and then Manchester. The cockneys were the copycats. The idea then was to nick the designer gear not pay for it. Liverpool scallies started helping them selves to designer clothes on their European trips in the late 70's. Thus was then imitated by the Manchester " perries".
By the time the cockneys caught on the scousers had moved on to the scruff look, as by then the designer labels were getting out of hand.
Harris Tweed jackets, chords, desert boots etc replaced Fila, Tacchini and Pringle at Anfield and Goodison. Cannabis replaced lager.
Rotherham though apart from a few match dudes, has always been in a time warp.
I think Mill wall fans have continued with the designer gear by the look of those love trains they made at the nys.
It may have been done to attract people of the same gender
See post #2... by the way, the legendary Ada took her rattle to home and away games... and it was a big 'un!Quote:
Originally Posted by frogmiller
I remember her.
Did she also have a school bell - or did I imagine that?
Not that I ever noticed. You may be thinking of Helen Turner, famous Man City fan, who was sometimes visible/audible on tv coverage from Maine Road, and seemed to be a similar type of character.Quote:
Originally Posted by PerigordMiller
There was a guy called Leslie Tarbitt or Tarbett, who had a hairdressing shop above what used to be the Whistle Stop sweet shop. He was an ardent Miller and used to take a starting pistol to matches and fire it into the air when Rotherham scored. Inevitablt, it was confiscated by the police.
I always thought it was a Caranaby street thing. Thank you for clearing that up.Quote:
Originally Posted by the_idiotb_stardson
Remember the bloke in the Tivoli end that used to boom out the meat pie, sausage roll chant in the mid 90s every week but could never get anyone to join in.
There was a rerun of hits of the 80's music and it's influences on recently that confirmed what you writed there IBS. Intereting how the overseas football clubs supporters modelled their lives around this fashion which spread.Quote:
Originally Posted by the_idiotb_stardson
The farming look was in down in the smoke with tweeds and green countryside waterproof coats. There was a book wrote that they copied. Who'd have thought that London trailed Liverpool in fashion.